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Honestly, all of it is rather suspect.I saw someone state that Hunter was the one who supposedly negotiated these deals and if so, it'd make him the dumbest person in the WWE. Hangman getting main roster money to be the guy in NXT is kinda ballpark-believable, so I'll leave that one alone. The Bucks and Cody getting AJ money when they haven't done a damn thing when a team like New Day already basically does their shtick on a bigger stage and are already big draws yet don't get AJ money is ridiculous.

And then there's the 6-month opt out thing. If it was a year and a half or so, I could buy it begrudgingly, but six months? Not a chance in Hell, yo.

The bucks themselves praised Triple H on how he handled the negotiations with them. I can believe Cody and Bucks getting AJ money as a means of derailing the competition. Those guys are not worth how much they pay AJ but if it cripples AEW before it gets off the ground I can see them offering it.

When it comes to AEW I would argue that Meltz is an inside guy. He's super cool with the Elite so it's easy for him to get info straight from the source. Tony Khan has been a subscriber of his for 22 years.

They offer opt outs for guys they really want to sign. Mysterio has an opt out for his current deal.

I know Da Meltz is an inside guy, since that bet kind of got things rolling in the first place, but this "story" feels like an exaggeration to put both parties over. Lol, I think I have been listening to too much Bischoff lately.

When it comes to AEW I would argue that Meltz is an inside guy. He's super cool with the Elite so it's easy for him to get info straight from the source. Tony Khan has been a subscriber of his for 22 years.

I'd argue that he's more of a shill than an inside guy at this point. Same thing applies to him and New Japan.

I have to say that I feel that ROH and TNA have to join forces to survive. If NJPW is choosing Team AEW, then it's wrap for ROH.

Yeah, I do think AEW potentially hurts Impact and ROH more than anything else. It'll be interesting to see if any of them will start working together more as the wrestling landscape changes. Competition could hurt each other... but as we saw with WWE and WCW in some circumstances competition can also help.